Client device and network access node for controlling a radio link failure timer
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsTao Cai, Peng Wang
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Abstract
A client device includes a processor and a memory. The client device is caused to obtain a first indication indicating an outcome of a link monitoring procedure associated with a serving link between a network access node and the client device. The client device is also caused to obtain a second indication indicating an outcome of a link re-configuration procedure associated with the serving link. The client device is further caused to determine a value of a first counter associated with a radio link failure timer based on the first indication and the second indication. The client device is additionally caused to start the radio link failure timer when the value of the first counter is equal to or larger than a first counter threshold value.
Claims10
A client device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the client device to:
- obtain a first indication indicating an outcome of a link monitoring procedure associated with a serving link between a network access node and the client device;
- obtain a second indication indicating an outcome of a link re-configuration procedure associated with the serving link;
- determine a value of a first counter associated with a radio link failure timer based on the first indication and the second indication;
- and
- start the radio link failure timer when the value of the first counter is equal to or larger than a first counter threshold value;
- determine a value of a second counter associated with the radio link failure timer based on the first indication and the second indication;
- reset the radio link failure timer when the value of the second counter is equal to or larger than a second counter threshold value;
- and
- decrease the value of the first counter by an amount defined by a first decrement function when the second indication indicates a successful outcome of the link re-configuration procedure,
- wherein the first decrement function comprises one of:
- a reset of the value of the first counter to zero when a number of consecutive second indications indicating a successful outcome of the link re-configuration procedure are obtained, wherein the number of consecutive second indications is dependent on a first decrement function variable;
- or
- a reset of the value of the first counter to zero when a number of non-consecutive second indications indicating a successful outcome of the link re-configuration procedure are obtained, wherein the number of non-consecutive second indications is dependent on the first decrement function variable.
A method for a client device, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first indication indicating an outcome of a link monitoring procedure associated with a serving link between a network access node and the client device;
- obtaining a second indication indicating an outcome of a link re-configuration procedure associated with the serving link;
- determining a value of a first counter associated with a radio link failure timer based on the first indication and the second indication;
- starting the radio link failure timer when the value of the first counter is equal to or larger than a first counter threshold value;
- determining a value of a second counter associated with the radio link failure timer based on the first indication and the second indication;
- resetting the radio link failure timer when the value of the second counter is equal to or larger than a second counter threshold value;
- and
- decreasing the value of the first counter by an amount defined by a first decrement function when the second indication indicates a successful outcome of the link re-configuration procedure,
- wherein the first decrement function comprises one of:
- a reset of the value of the first counter to zero when a number of consecutive second indications indicating a successful outcome of the link re-configuration procedure are obtained, wherein the number of consecutive second indications is dependent on a first decrement function variable;
- or
- a reset of the value of the first counter to zero when a number of non-consecutive second indications indicating a successful outcome of the link re-configuration procedure are obtained, wherein the number of non-consecutive second indications is dependent on the first decrement function variable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.